Subject.
Pac
(Received December 21.)
Reports that the Singapore Volunteer Artillery Corps desire to offer their services to H.M. Government for South Africa or any other duty.
Gladly accepts the offer of nurses to attend to irregular troops and colonial forces.
Serial No.
Colony
From or to whom.
and De.
Date.
spatch No.
1899.
Colony
Subject.
Page.
Serial
No.
From or to whom,
and De.
Dute.
spatch No.
1899.
11 To Governor Sir
Gerard Smith.
Western Aus- tralia.
December 18
Observes that H.M. Government have received the intimation of a further contingent with much pleasure.
5
21 Acting-Governor Sir
J. A. Swettenham.
Telegram
Straits Settlu- inents. Telegram.
To Governor Earl
Beauchamp.
25 To
New South
December 18
Informs him that the field battery will
be gladly accepted.
5
Governor Sir Gerard Smith.
Western December 21 Australia.
Wales.
Telegramu.
l'elegram
20
13 Governor -
General Canada
(Received
the Earl of Minto. Telegram December 19.)
States in reply to No. 7 that active preparations are being made to send a second contingent.
376
Governor General Canada. (Received
the Earl of Minto. Telegram. December 21.)
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14 Governor
Earl New
Beauchamp.
↑
South Wales. Telegram
(Received December 19.)
Recommends strongly the formation of Volunteer Corps of mounted troops under Imperial Officers.
5
To Governor Sir H. Trinidad December 2!
E. H. Jerningham. 301
15 ToGovernor-General Canada. December 19
the Earl of Minto New
and Governor
South
Earl Beauchamp.
Wales.
Telegram.
16 Governor Earl Beau-
champ.
New South Wales, Telegram.
17 Governor the Earl
of Ranfurly.
(Received December 19.)¦
New (Received Zealand. December 20.) Telegram.
Explains, with reference to Nos. 6 and 7, that the men need not belong to any regularly drilled force.
Reports that the Australian Colonies
offer a contingent of about 1,000 mounted infantry, and that New South Wales will, in addition, send a field battery and half field hospital."
Reports that the Colony offers a second contingent similar to the first, with the addition of four Hotchkiss guns.
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28 Lieutenant-Governor Queens-
Sir S. W. Griffith. land.
Telegram.
(Received December 22.)
20 Governor Earl Beau-
champ.
New (Received South December 22.) Wales. Telegram. {
30 To Governor-General
Canada
the Earl of Minto. Telegram.
Reports proposed composition of second contingent 1,230 of all ranks and 1,124 horses.
Encloses copy of a letter from the War Oflice, in which Mr. Chamberlain cordially concurs, expressing warm appreciation of the offer of the Trinidad Volunteers but regretting that it is not possible to comply with their desire for active service.
Reports that the proposal to send further forces to South Africa was agreed to unanimously by the Legislative Assembly,
Enquires, on behalf of Ministers, whether 20 good trained female nurses would be serviceable.
December 22 Accepts with great pleasure the offer of a second contingent, but suggests the
substitution of more mounted troops
for part of the contingent of artillery,
December 22 States that H.M. Government have learnt with much pleasure of the unanimous vote in the Legislative Assembly.
December 22 Observes, in reply to No. 4, that there is little doubt that the General Commanding is adopting the course suggested.
18 Governor Viscount
Gormanston.
Tasmania (Received Telegram. December 20.)
Offers, on behalf of his Government, a
further contingent of 45 men.
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To Lieut-Governor Sir S. W. Griffith.
Queens- land. Telegram.
19 To Governor the Earl of Ranfurly.
and
New December 20 Convers Lieutenant-General Fronch's Zealand.
appreciation of the steadiness of the Telegram.
New Zealand troops under hot fire, satisfaction that
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32
To Governor Earl
Beauchamp.
New
South
expresses
Mr. Chamberlain's anticipations as
to the value of the Colonial forces! have been realised.
Wales. Telegram.
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20 To Governor Vis- Tasmania December 20
count Gorman Telegram.
ston:
States that Her Majesty's Government appreciate the patriotism of the people of Tasmania, and gladly accept the offer of a further contingent.
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33 Governor Sir H. E. Trinidad (Received
H. Jerninghamı. Telegram. December 22.)
21 To Governor Earl
Beauchamp.
New
December 20❘ States that H.M. Government are deeply
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South Wales. i [Telegram.
grateful for the generous and prompt assistance of the Australian Colonies.
To Acting Governor Sir J. A. Swet- tenham.
Straits Settle- ments.
Telegram.
22 To Governor
the
Earl of Ranfurly.
New Zeland. Telegram.
December 20 States that II.M. Government highly appreciate and gladly necept the offer of a second contingent.
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15
To Governor Sir J. West Ridgeway.
Ceylon Telegram.
December 24
23
Governor Sir Gerard
Smith.
Western
(Received Australia. December 21.) Telegram.
Reports that a public meeting in Perth, has resolved to offer to send twenty or more nurses to South Africa, free of cost, to H.M. Government.
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36
To Governor Sir Western
Gerard Smith.
Aus-
tralia.
[Telegram.
Reports that the Colony would esteem it a great honour to be allowed to furnish a mounted contingent of 45 men for active service.
December 24 Appreciates offer in No. 24, bat regrets inability to accept it.
States conditions on which the offer of a contingent would be accepted, and requests telegraphic information as to when it can be raised and equipped. December 24 States that for the present only ten
nurses should be sent.
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